Sometimes lawyers do good things...

I was speaking to my Mom the other night about the hurricane and I mentioned that I was waiting before I donated to any charities because I wanted to see what my school was going to do first. (I figured I might donate time or money through them). My Mom replied, "What are they going to do? Give people a place to stay?" Apparently, yes.

I just checked my law school email and was happy to see an email from the Dean about the school's efforts to help hurricane victims. Apparently, in addition to an upcoming fundraiser for the relief effort, the school has offered upper level students from New Orleans schools the chance to come and finish their studies here so that they can continue law school uninterrupted. Well law school, you've made me proud. What a nice gesture.

(And just so that you don't think my Mom is a cold cold person, she has already donated to the Red Cross and is considering going to Mississipi to help with the relief efforts. In context, she was basically wondering what the heck my school was going to do that was any better than what the Red Cross was doing.)